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Date November 2018 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 18N.2.hl.TZ0.9d
Level hl Paper 2 Time zone TZ0
Command term State Question number d Adapted from N/A
d.
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18N.2.hl.TZ0.9d

Halogenoalkanes undergo nucleophilic substitution reactions with sodium hydroxide.

(d)

State, giving your reason, whether the hydroxide ion acts as a Lewis acid, a Lewis base, or neither in the nucleophilic substitution.

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«Lewis» base AND donates a pair of electrons ✔